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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (84732)	5/28/2010 11:46:15 AM
From: tonto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224706

So how would the increased regulations have caught the faulty battery?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (84732)	6/15/2010 3:23:17 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 224706

Are you talking about the failed O-Ring leading to the shuttle exploding? Yes it was a design flaw, but in theory regulation could have prevented the disaster by forbidding launch in cold conditions. The problem with trying to justify regulation based on such hindsight, is that the regulators will not have the benefit of hindsight when they form the regulations. There is always something else that could go wrong. You can't regulate it all away, particularly when your trying to regulate human action in a crisis, rather than materials, or the basic setup of an operation. Regulation will never eliminate the need for judgment at moments of risk.